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Every small bookstore is entirely reflective of the desires, values, and thoughts of their owner. When I lived in Madison, some stores were organized by region of the world rather than by genre or alphabet. This same store had every work of Philip Roth. Works I would never have thought of reading I engaged withContinue reading “Sublime Bookstores”

The rise of the telephone created an era of robocall scammers who parted people from their money. After enough calls were made, less people were willing to believe that the prince of Nigeria needs their help. Many of the scams that hit the internet were so transparently stupid that one questioned if anyone was gullibleContinue reading “Everything on the internet is a scam”

Republicans feel ascendant. Their guy won overwhelmingly. The elites and media have been discredited. Joe Rogan’s value has been cemented. There’s a temptation to hector the chattering classes. To relish the tears of liberals. Don’t do this. They’re already beating themselves up. They’re going to be doing some soul-searching. They’re also Americans. While there’s certainlyContinue reading “Grace After Electoral Success”

I’ve watched Hunter X Hunter and Baki gleefully. Ditto for Death Note and Jujutsu Kaisen. In general, anime speaks to a large swath of teenage to adult males showcasing the values of friendship and idealizing a slow journey to power and notoriety. Most of Western media isn’t aimed at young guys, which is why IContinue reading “The Human Need for Shonin Anime”

I’m a big horse race guy who likes to look for trends and win bets. I made about 8 different bets, and I imagine I’m going to win most of them. Let’s see if my predictions make me all of 20 dollars, Taco Bell, and a subway sandwich.

The world is going to end if Y doesn’t happen. It’s been heard a thousand times before. Despite this, people fall for half-baked political proposals time and time again. A good Bayesian should hyperbolically discount the concerns of people who regularly get concerned to excessive degrees. If someone generally displays poor epistemic practices, adopting theirContinue reading “Base Rate Skepticism”

The less space and distractions I have, the better I feel. Over time, I’ve been finishing the books in my collection and not replacing them with new ones. I’ve been cutting down the amount of clothes I have, the amount of sugar I allot myself, the supplements I have, the distance between me and theContinue reading “Digital Minimalism”

I started my masters for WGU on November 1st this year. I think I’ve finished the first class and reviewed the requirements for the second class and third class. Tomorrow I aim to complete the second and third classes, because the work is something I’m already familiar with- I see little need to spend extensiveContinue reading “Why I Love Competency Based Education!”

I’m all about writing bad standup comedy. There’s something remarkable about being fully prepared to bomb and doing so in front of four friends. I’m going to rant about a family friendly topic, traffic and why it sucks so much in the area. There’s so much to talk about.